It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

People realized that it was not an earthquake, and some crawled out from under the table, while others returned through the door.

Feixue kicked Ling Xiao to the ground and said, "Stay away from the young master."

Just now when Ling Xiao shouted that the earth was shaking, Feixue wanted to rush over to protect Lu Xingchen immediately.

It’s a pity that her movements are not as fast as Ling Xiao’s.

"What are you doing? I'm protecting the young master." Ling Xiao jumped up and glared at Feixue.

This damn girl is becoming more and more hostile towards him.

Every time he had the slightest physical contact with the young master, she was like a hen with its feathers blown off.

"The young master doesn't need your protection. I am the young master's personal maid, and I will protect him." Feixue helped Lu Xingchen up from the ground.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Did your knee get bumped?"

"I'm fine." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

Ling Xiao suddenly realized something.

After all, he was already fifteen years old, and he vaguely understood some things.

So he approached Feixue, lowered his voice, and said in a vicious tone, "Feixue, you must remember your identity. You are a maid, not a young lady."

"If you want to be a young lady, just dream on."

"You think you can become a young lady just like this."

Feixue was obviously angered by Lingxiao's words, and kicked Lingxiao in a vulnerable spot.

Ling Xiao screamed and hunched his body.

Covering some place with both hands.

Zhang Fan burst out laughing when he saw this scene.

"Feixue, if you kill Lingxiao, you will be the only one who can marry him."

Feixue's cheeks turned red with anger.

At this moment, Lu Xingchen's mind was not on the fight between the boys and girls, but on the huge roar.

"Let's put today's meeting aside for now. I'll talk to you another day." Lu Xingchen said, "Go back and do your job."

After Lu Xingchen finished speaking, without explaining to everyone, he took Feixue and the guards and hurried to Master Yuan Tianshi's Baiyun Temple.

Many ordinary people on the road looked in the direction of Baiyun Temple with surprise.

At first, the people thought it was an earthquake, but after a while there was no reaction. They thought it might be due to other reasons, so they all discussed what had happened.

Lu Xingchen rushed to Baiyun Temple.

Many ordinary people have gathered outside Baiyun Temple.

"The loud bang came from here. I wonder if a house collapsed."

"Isn't this the Baiyun Temple of the Heavenly Master? How could it be a bed under the protection of the Heaven?"

"What the hell! Some people say he has a close relationship with Widow Cao."

"He is just an ordinary person."

"Don't talk nonsense, he is the Heavenly Master appointed by the old county magistrate."

Lu Xingchen rushed over and the people all moved to the sides.

"The noise was so loud that even the county magistrate heard it."

"The Baiyun Temple couch is gone, and I don't know if it will be rebuilt."

Although there was no one guarding the gate of Baiyun Temple, with such a big commotion happening inside, the common people did not dare to go in to see what was going on and just watched from outside.

Some bailiffs from the government office had already arrived ahead of time and were trying to understand the situation.

"My Lord County Magistrate, the house didn't collapse. We don't know what the noise was. Those old Taoists are all crazy. We wanted to ask, but they wouldn't say anything. They just said it was done." A bailiff came over and reported to Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen smiled and nodded, "I understand. Go outside to maintain order and don't let the people get close at will."

Although the bailiff felt that Lu Xingchen was a little abnormal, he still obeyed the order and went to the gate of Baiyun Temple with another brother.

When Lu Xingchen arrived at the backyard of Baiyun Temple, he saw a group of old Taoist priests excitedly looking at the scene of dust mixed with smoke scattering in front of them, with excited smiles on their faces.

"County Lord, you're here." When Master Yuan Tianshi saw Lu Xingchen, he walked over excitedly.

"I just said that my fellow Taoists are good, and it's done..."

"Was it an accident or was it planned?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"It's a plan that has been put into practice. We still have two packs left. Why don't we try it?" Master Yuan suggested excitedly.

"Okay, let's try it, but it won't work here. The people thought it was an earthquake and they were scared to death. Let's find a place with few people." Lu Xingchen said.

"Okay, okay..." Master Yuan agreed repeatedly.

So, Lu Xingchen ordered two horse-drawn carriages to be brought and took these old Taoists towards Niutou Mountain.

More than two hours later, they arrived at the foot of Niutou Mountain.

This place is far away from the people's fields and there are no villages.

"Okay, let's choose a piece of open space here and try to detonate it." Lu Xingchen said.

So several old Taoist priests got off the carriage, carefully lifted up the explosive packs they had prepared, selected an open space, laid out the gunpowder, and sprinkled a long strip of gunpowder as a fuse on the spot where the gunpowder packs were placed.

"Mr. County Magistrate, cover your ears, the sound will be very loud." Master Yuan Tianshi suggested to Lu Xingchen with some pride.

Lu Xingchen hummed and covered his ears with his hands.

Then the fuse of the gunpowder was ignited.

A squeaking sound was heard.

The gunpowder slowly burned toward the gunpowder bag.

After about a quarter of an hour, there was a loud bang and an explosion sounded.

Immediately, dust flew and smoke rose.

"Young Master, do you think this will work? Is it done now?" Master Yuan Tianshi asked anxiously.

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly. It was already amazing to achieve such results in such a short period of time.

"Don't we still have a pack? Try its power. Place a few stones around and see what happens." Lu Xingchen suggested again.

This gunpowder is not used to set off fireworks, it is used to kill people.

If it's only powerful enough to injure a child's hand, what's the point of having it?

Master Yuan Tianshi naturally understood Lu Xingchen’s thoughts.

He told a few fellow Taoists to rearrange another gunpowder bag, then placed a few stones around it and did the same thing as last time.

Following a loud bang, several stones around the gunpowder bag flew into the air, and two of the stones were split apart by the explosion.

Lu Xingchen was very satisfied with this effect.

"If a person stands within three feet, will he be blown away?" Lu Xingchen said.

This time, Master Yuan Tianshi was not excited, but showed an expression of fear.

"Sir, you won't use humans for experiments, will you?"

Lu Xingchen hasn't been that cruel yet.

"How can we conduct experiments when the gunpowder bags are gone?"

Master Yuan Tianshi was so frightened that his face changed.

"My Lord, you can't do that kind of thing. You will be punished by God."

"I'm just kidding..." Lu Xingchen said, "Make a few more gunpowder packs. I think they can be even more powerful. The density is a bit loose, so compress it by 30%."

"Next time you detonate, try to catch a few sheep nearby. We can even have roasted lamb tonight."

Master Yuan laughed a few times.

It’s so cruel to think about those poor lambs being blown to pieces.

"But we have done a good job this time. Everyone will receive a reward. I will have someone send the reward money to Baiyun Temple when I return."

"Also... the Feihu stronghold was previously empty. You can go there to research gunpowder. It will have a huge impact on Xing County."